Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 8,
Kansas City 7
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, September 1, 2012
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 77°
Umpires: Home - Tim Welke, 1B - Paul Schrieber, 2B - Mike Everitt, 3B - Mark Ripperger
Attendance: 23189
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 77°
Umpires: Home - Tim Welke, 1B - Paul Schrieber, 2B - Mike Everitt, 3B - Mark Ripperger
Attendance: 23189
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| Kansas City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Ben Revere | CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .302 |
| Alexi Casilla | 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .215 |
| Joe Mauer | 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .312 |
| Justin Morneau | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .275 |
| Josh Willingham | LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| Matt Carson | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .320 |
| Chris Parmelee | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .226 |
| Darin Mastroianni | PR-RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| Trevor Plouffe | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .237 |
| Drew Butera | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .207 |
| Pedro Florimon | SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .275 |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Pedro Florimon (4) | |||||||||
| HR - Joe Mauer (9), Chris Parmelee (3) | |||||||||
| TB - Ben Revere, Alexi Casilla 2, Joe Mauer 4, Justin Morneau, Josh Willingham, Chris Parmelee 4, Pedro Florimon 3 | |||||||||
| RBI - Joe Mauer 4 (72), Chris Parmelee 3 (9) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Chris Parmelee 3 (4) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Joe Mauer (22), Justin Morneau (15), Josh Willingham (13) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 3 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Trevor Plouffe (14) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Liam Hendriks | 3.2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6.11 |
| Anthony Swarzak (W 3-4) | 2.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.68 |
| Tyler Robertson (H 4) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Casey Fien (H 5) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.11 |
| Kyle Waldrop (H 2) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 |
| Glen Perkins (SV 10) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.62 |
| WP - Liam Hendriks | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Liam Hendriks 79-54, Anthony Swarzak 35-22, Tyler Robertson 4-2, Casey Fien 12-7, Kyle Waldrop 21-12, Glen Perkins 13-11 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Liam Hendriks 2-4, Anthony Swarzak 0-2, Tyler Robertson 0-1, Casey Fien 1-0, Kyle Waldrop 3-0, Glen Perkins 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Liam Hendriks 22, Anthony Swarzak 10, Tyler Robertson 1, Casey Fien 3, Kyle Waldrop 4, Glen Perkins 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Anthony Swarzak 2-0, Tyler Robertson 2-0, Casey Fien 2-2 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| David Lough | RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Alcides Escobar | SS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .296 |
| Alex Gordon | LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .299 |
| Billy Butler | DH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .310 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .309 |
| Jarrod Dyson | PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Mike Moustakas | 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .252 |
| Lorenzo Cain | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .247 |
| Eric Hosmer | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .241 |
| Tony Abreu | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .286 |
| Totals | 41 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 14 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Billy Butler (21), Mike Moustakas (29) | |||||||||
| TB - David Lough 2, Alex Gordon 2, Billy Butler 4, Salvador Perez 4, Mike Moustakas 3, Eric Hosmer | |||||||||
| RBI - Alex Gordon (59), Billy Butler (84), Salvador Perez (25), Mike Moustakas 2 (65), Eric Hosmer 2 (54) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Alex Gordon (15), Billy Butler (31), Salvador Perez (11), Mike Moustakas 2 (33), Eric Hosmer 2 (26) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Salvador Perez (14), Lorenzo Cain 3 (24), Tony Abreu (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 9 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Jarrod Dyson (4, 2nd by Perkins/Butera) | |||||||||
| PO - Jarrod Dyson (1st by Perkins) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Luke Hochevar (L 7-13) | 1.2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.34 |
| Everett Teaford | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.30 |
| Kelvin Herrera | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.42 |
| WP - Luke Hochevar | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Luke Hochevar 63-34, Everett Teaford 56-34, Kelvin Herrera 28-20 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Luke Hochevar 1-0, Everett Teaford 6-6, Kelvin Herrera 3-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Luke Hochevar 14, Everett Teaford 17, Kelvin Herrera 7 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Everett Teaford 1-0 | ||||||||